CVE-2024-52976

Local code execution via osqueryd parameter injection

Published May 1, 2025 · Updated May 1, 2025

Parameter injection in Elastic Agent 7.0.0 through 7.17.24 and 8.0.0 through 8.15.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Elastic identifies the wrong operation as parameter injection while constructing the osqueryd subprocess, but does not disclose the accepted parameter names or parsing path. Exploitation requires local access and high privileges sufficient to modify osqueryd configurations, after which injected parameters alter code execution.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Parameter injection in Elastic Agent 7.0.0 through 7.17.24 and 8.0.0 through 8.15.3 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. Elastic identifies the wrong operation as parameter injection while constructing the osqueryd subprocess, but does not disclose the accepted parameter names or parsing path. Exploitation requires local access and high privileges sufficient to modify osqueryd configurations, after which injected parameters alter code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-52976
Published
May 1, 2025
Updated
May 1, 2025
Vendor
Elastic
Product
Elastic Agent
Classifications
CWE-829
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 1, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.17.24
  2. Affected versionversion=8.0.0 <=8.15.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Elastic · Elastic Agentversion=7.0.0 <=7.17.24; version=8.0.0 <=8.15.3

Published CVSS scores

4.4ElasticCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

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